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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Ghūka (घूक) (lit. “one which makes a sound like ‘ghu ghu’”) is an onomatopoetic word for the Owl (Ulūka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghūka (घूक).—An owl.

Derivable forms: ghūkaḥ (घूकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghūka (घूक).—m.

(-kaḥ) An owl. E. ghū an imitative sound, and kai who sounds, from kai with ka aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghūka (घूक).—[masculine] owl.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ghuka (घुक):—[from ghu] m. fire, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

2) Ghūka (घूक):—m. an owl, [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha i, 42; Subhāṣitāvali]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghūka (घूक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. An owl.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ghūka (घूक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ghūa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ghuka in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ghūka (ಘೂಕ):—[noun] any predatory nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes surrounded by stiff-feathered disks, and a short, hooked beak, feathered legs with sharp talons and soft plumage, and flies noiselessly; an owl.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Ghukaha, Ghukanadini, Ghukari, Ghukavairin, Ghukavasa.

Ends with: Laghuka, Pralaghuka.

Full-text: Ghukari, Dyuka, Ghukavasa, Ghua, Ghukanadini, Kukam.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Ghuka, Ghūka; (plurals include: Ghukas, Ghūkas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)

Chapter 4.35 - The Uluka (Owl) in the Epics

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